Duration
10 Months
Prerequisites
None
Requirements
None
Course Summary
This course teaches the importance of taking care of your body and making healthy lifestyle choices. It helps you identify harmful activities to avoid and highlights habits that promote long-term health and well-being for a longer, more enjoyable life.
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
Identify characteristics of a healthy diet.
Describe the relationship between dietary guidelines, foods, and serving sizes.
Identify the relationship between nutrition and chronic disease.
Describe the benefits of physical activity.
Explain the relationship between a sedentary lifestyle and chronic diseases.
Develop strategies for preventing disease and injury.
Evaluate the effect that peer pressure has on teenagers.
Evaluate the physical, emotional, and social benefits of health sexual practices, including abstinence.
Analyze the harmful effects of using dietary supplements and steroids.
Describe the benefits of medicines and the risks involved in the misuse of them.
Identify types of mental and emotional health issues.